DARPA, Northrop To Build Full-Scale Demo of UAV For Small Ships
The US Defence Advanced Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded a Northrop Grumman-led team a project to build a full-scale technology demonstrator system of a medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV called Tern, designed to use forward-deployed small ships as mobile launch and recovery sites. The first two phases of Tern successfully focused...
India Keen To Buy General Atomics Predator Drones Worth $2 Billion
India has sought new versions of about 100 drones worth US $2 billion, both armed and surveillance from US to counter recurring incursions by Chinese troops. India had requested for latest Avenger drones used for combat to counter China and Predator XP category surveillance version for internal security issues and terrorist...
NATO's First Alliance Ground Surveillance Aircraft Takes To Skies
Northrop Grumman and NATOs Alliance Ground Surveillance Management Agency (NAGSMA) successfully tested an AGS derivative of Global Hawk unmanned aircraft. “The NATOs first Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) aircraft is part of a system that will allow NATO to meet the requirements of emerging situations around the world
Saab, UMS Aero Form Tactical UAVs Joint Venture
Defence and security company Saab and UMS Aero Group AG, a Swiss supplier of tactical unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are forming a joint venture under the name UMS Skeldar AG. UMS Skeldar will strengthen Saab's offerings in the tactical UAV market
South Korea To Develop Stealth Drones To Counter North’s Long Range Artillery...
South Korea will develop a stealth unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to counter North Korea's long-range artillery and mobile missile systems. The development is part of the 31 research projects to be conducted by the South Korean military by the end of next year, Yonhap News Agency quoted an unnamed...
Lockheed Martin Integrates Unmanned Aerial Systems To Extinguish Fire
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated integrating Unmanned K-MAX helicopter, Stalker XE small unmanned aircraft system (UAS), and UAS Traffic Management (UTM) systems work together to extinguish fire. During the demonstration on Nov
Elbit To Supply Hermes 900 UAS To Switzerland
ElbitSystems has won $200 million contract from the Swiss Federal Department of Defense, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) to supply Hermes 900 HFE (Heavy Fuel Engine) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The contract also includes supply of an advanced ground segment for command, control and communications, the company announced today
Boeing Subsidiary Insitu To Build 8 ScanEagle UAVs For Afghanistan
Boeing subsidiary Insitu Inc. has won a $70 million contract to build eight ScanEagle drones for the Afghanistan armed forces
China Begins Hard-Sell Of Its Biggest Ever Military Drone
Chinas biggest military drone, the CH-5 was displayed at an unmanned systems industry fair in Shenzhen on Friday. The CH-5 combat/reconnaissance drone, developed by China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics (CAAA) made its first flight in August
US Approves $1.2 Billion Surveillance Drones To Japan
The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency has approved $1.2 billion sale of high-altitude, long-endurance drones and related equipment to Japan
US Navy To Test Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton UAS
The US Navy has started operational assessment trials of Northrop Grumman's MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft system. The US Navy will use the trails to support the MQ-4 Milestone C review and entry into low-rate initial production
Indian Army To Scrap Nishant UAV Induction
The India Army will abandon its indigenous drone program inducting the Nishant surveillance drone after a second UAV crashed on Thursday. The domestic drone development program of the Defense Research Development Organization (DRDO) might very well be closed
U.S. DoW Signs Agreements with L3 Harris, Lockheed Martin to Increase Patriot,...
BMP-3 Armored Vehicle Deliveries to Russian Troops Gathers Pace
U.S. Issues Licence to Export GE F110 Engines for Turkey’s KAAN Fighter...
U.S., Iran Halt Strikes on One Another, But Tankers War Continues
One Month Since U.S., Israeli War Against Iran: Who Is Gaining?
One month after the United States and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran on February 28 the conflict has expanded...
Modern Tank Showdown: T-90MS, Leopard 2A7, M1E3 Abrams Compared
Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) have shown their mettle in recent conflicts such as in Ukraine despite being increasingly vulnerable to...
European Nations Prioritizing Europe-made IRIS-T & SAMP-T over American Patriot Air Defense Systems?
European nations looking to procure new air defense systems appear to be giving the much-vaunted American Patriot a miss in...
Russian T-90MS Crew Discuss Future Upgrades
Defense Mirror spoke with the crew members of the Russian T-90MS main battle tank, produced by UralVagonZavod
China's Mass-produced J-35A Aircraft Set to Disrupt Global Stealth Fighter Market
China is aiming to disrupt the global stealth fighter market by mass-producing its fifth-generation J-35A at a pace comparable to...
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles